USPTO Patents Application 09701705

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Applicant(s): Yukihiko Okumura et al.

MAIL" (37 CFR1.10)

Docket No.
15689.61

Application No.
09/701,705

Filing Date
December 1, 20fl

CHANNEL ESTIMATION DEVflS

Examiner
ddin Ghulamali

Customer No.
022913

Group Art Unit
2661

Invention ^hhih^i. ^uiunnvi. ^ t ^^o^^^THOD, DEMODULATION DEVICE AND METHOD, AND
invention. FAMNG FREQUENCY DECISION DEVICE AND METHOD

I hereby certify that the following correspondence:

(see below)

(Identify type of correspondence)

is being deposited with the United States Postal Service "Express Mail Post Office to Addressee" service under 37
CFR 1.10 in an envelope addressed to: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 on

September 21, 2005

(Date)

Adrian J. Lee

(Typed or Printed Name of Person Mailing Correspondence)

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(Signature'of Person Mailing Correspondence)
EV 661145257 US

("Express Mail" Mailing Label Number)

Note: Each paper must have its own certificate of mailing.

Transmittal for Information Disclosure Statement (2 pages; duplicate);
Information Disclosure Statement Under 37 C.F.R. § 1 .97 ( 2 pages);
Form PTO-1449 Listing of References (2 page);
Legible Copy of References; (10 references)
Certificate of Express Mail (EV661 145257US);
Acknowledgment Postcard

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Title: CHANNEL ESTIMATION DEVICE AND METHOD, DEMODULATION DEVICE AND METHOD, AND

Address to:
Commissioner for Patents

P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

37 CFR 1.97(b)

1. IS The Information Disclosure Statement submitted herewith is being filed within three months of the filing
of a national application other than a continued prosecution application under 37 CFR 1.53(d); within
three months of the date of entry of the national stage as set forth in 37 CFR 1 .491 in an international
application; before the mailing of a first Office Action on the merits, or before the mailing of a first Office
Action after the filing of a request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114.

37 CFR 1.97(c)

2. □ The Information Disclosure Statement submitted herewith is being filed after the period specified in 37
CFR 1.97(b), provided that the Information Disclosure Statement is filed before the mailing date of a
Final Action under 37 CFR 1.113, a Notice of Allowance under 37 CFR 1.311, or an Action that
otherwise closes prosecution in the application, and is accompanied by one of:

□ the statement specified in 37 CFR 1 .97(e);

OR

□ the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1 .17(p).

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15689.61

In Re Application of: Yukihiko Okumura et al.

Application No.

Filing Date

Examiner

Customer No.

Group Art Unit

Confirmation No.

09/701,705

December I, 2000

Unknown

022913

2661

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Title: CHANNEL ESTIMATION DEVICE AND METHOD, DEMODULATION DEVICE AND METHOD, AND

Payment of Fee

(Only complete if Applicant elects to pay the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.1 7(p))

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with the United States Postal Service with sufficient postage
as first class mail in an^ envelope addressed to
"Commissioner for Patents, P.O: Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450" [37 CFR 1.8(a)] on

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Dated: September 21, 2005

Adrian J. Lee

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RESS MAIL NO. EV 525475142 US

PATENT APPLICATION
Docket No: 15689.61

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

In re application of

Serial No.:
Filing Date:
For:

Customer No.:

Yukihiko OKUMURA et al.

09/701,705

December 1, 2000

CHANNEL ESTIMATION DEVICE AND
METHOD, DEMODULATION DEVICE AND
METHOD, AND FADING FREQUENCY
DECISION DEVICE AND METHOD

022913

Art Unit
2661

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 1.97

Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Sir:

Please find, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(a)(1), the enclosed Form PTO-1449 which
contains a list of all patents, publications, or other items that have come to the attention of one or
more of the individuals designated in 37 C.F.R. § 1.56(c). While no representation is made that
any of these references may be "prior art" within the meaning of that term under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102
or 103, the enclosed list of references is disclosed so as to fully comply with the duty of disclosure
set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 1.56.

Moreover, while no representation is made that a specific search of office files or patent
office records has been conducted or that no better art exists, the undersigned attorney of record
believes that the enclosed art is the closest to the claimed invention (taken in its entirety) of which

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the undersigned is presently aware, and no art which is closer to the claimed invention (taken in its
entirety) has been knowingly withheld.

In accordance with 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.97 and 1.98, a copy of each of the listed references or
relevant portion thereof is also enclosed.

In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(a)(3), the following concise explanation of the
relevance of each listed reference that is not in the English language and unaccompanied by a
translation into English is provided. The concise explanation for Japanese Publication No.: 2000-
049662 is provided in the English abstract of that publication. The concise explanation for
Japanese Publication No.: 10-190625 is provided in the English abstract of that publication. The
concise explanation for Japanese Publication No.: 08-265184 is provided in the English abstract of
that publication. The concise explanation for Japanese Publication No.: 07-162361 is provided in
the English abstract of that publication. The concise explanation for Japanese Publication No.: 07-
162360 is provided in the English abstract of that publication. The concise explanation for :
Japanese Publication No.: 1 1-068698 is provided in the English abstract of that publication.

DATED September 21, 2005.

Respectfully submitted,

Adrian J. Lee
Attorney for Applicant
Registration No. 42,785
Customer No. 022913

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INFORMATION DISCLOSURE CITATION

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Docket Number (Optional)

15689.61

Application Number

09/701,705

Applicant(s)

Yukihiko Okumura et al.

Filing Date

December 1,2000

Group Art Unit

2661

SEP 2 1 U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

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FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

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DATE

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Translation

YES

NO

1

11-068698

3/9/1999

Japan

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07-162360

6/23/1995

Japan

H04B7

26

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07-162361

6/23/1995

Japan

H04B7

26

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08-265184

10/11/1996

Japan

H04B1

10

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10-190625

7/21/1998

Japan

H04J13

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OTHER DOCUMENTS (Including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc)

EVALUATION OF THE RADIO CHANNEL ESTIMATION BASED ON THE LEAST SQUARES METHOD
Yashuharu Amezawa, Shinishi Sato, and Takao Suzuki

EXPERIMENTS ON PILOT SYMBOL-ASSISTED COHERENT RAKE RECEIVER FOR W-CDMA MOBILE RADIO
H. Andoh, K. Higuchi, K. Okawa, M. Sawahashi, and F. Adachi
page 59-65(1998-04)

EXAMINER

DATE CONSIDERED

EXAMINER: Initial if citation considered, whether or not citation is in conformance with MPEP Section 609; Draw line through citation if not in conformance and
not considered. Include copy of this form with next communication to applicant.

Form PTO-A820
(also form PTO-1449)

PO9A/REV05

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INFORMATION DISCLOSURE CITATION

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ATTY DOCKET NO.
15689.61

APPLICANT(S)

Yukihiko Okumura et al.

APPLICATION NO.
09/701,705

FILING DATE

December 1, 2000

GROUP ART UNIT
2661

SEP 2 1 2005

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

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FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

DOCUMENT NUMBER

DATE

COUNTRY

CLASS

SUBCLASS

TRANSLATION

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NO

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2000-049662

2/18/2000

Japan

H04B1

707

other documents (Including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc.)

Official Notice of Rejection

Patent Application No.: 2003-277907

Case No.: DCMH150269

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Official Notice of Rejection

Patent Application No.: 2003-277908

Case No.: DCMH150270

EXAMINER

DATE CONSIDERED

*EXAM1NER: Initial if reference considered, whether or not citation is in conformance with MPEP 609; Draw line through citation if not in conformance and not
considered. Include copy of this form with next communication to applicant.

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